Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has launched yet another scathing attack on President William Ruto, accusing him of double standards following his truce with KANU party leader Gideon Moi.
Addressing a rally in Embu County on Saturday afternoon, Gachagua criticised Ruto for allegedly playing dirty politics aimed at alienating the Mt Kenya region from the rest of Kenyans.
Specifically, Gachagua expressed frustrations over what he termed a clear double standard by Ruto and the latter's divisive political mobilisation in the country.
He lamented over the constant criticism he always faces when he attempts to mobilise the Mt Kenya region, in which he is often labelled as a tribalist for trying to unite the central Kenya region.
He drew a comparison to Ruto and Gideon Moi's meeting held on Friday, October 10, in Eldoret, in which both leaders rallied for unity among the Kalenjin ethnic community.
According to Gachagua, while Ruto and Gideon Moi's comments on the Kalenjin ethnic community were labelled as unity, his similar sentiments were always labelled as tribalism.
"You saw yesterday, Ruto met Gideon Moi, who is from his native Kalenjin community, and he told the Kalenjins to unite. But when I try to mobilise you people to unite, I am labelled a tribalist," the former DP noted.
"If Kalenjins meet, it is called unity. When Mt. Kenya people come together, it is labelled tribalism. He thinks we are fools," he added.
During the rally, Gachagua called out some of the key Mt Kenya leaders allied to President Ruto, including Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru, whom he accused of working for the Head of State to sow division among Mt Kenya residents.
"Anybody who is being used by the President to divide us is an enemy of the Mt. Kenya people. Waiguru, use common sense. Ruto is out there mobilising and uniting Kalenjins so that he can get back to power. I am also telling my people to unite," Gachagua commented.
Gachagua's remarks come a day after Moi's KANU party agreed to work with President Ruto's Kenya Kwanza alliance under the broad-based administration.
The decision was announced during a meeting held on Friday, October 9, at Kabarak in Nakuru County. Ruto, while addressing the gathering, said the decision was reached because of his determination to unite Kenyans.
"I want to ask you, the good people of the founding party, to accept that we work together,” he said. “Let us have a formal arrangement so that KANU becomes part of the government of Kenya," Ruto said.
